diff --git a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
index 45d00c09b..863558730 100644
--- a/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
+++ b/src/js/controllers/tab-home.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabHomeController',
-  function($rootScope, $timeout, $scope, $state, $stateParams, $ionicModal, $ionicScrollDelegate, gettextCatalog, lodash, popupService, ongoingProcess, profileService, walletService, configService, $log, platformInfo, storageService, txpModalService, $window, bitpayCardService, startupService, addressbookService) {
+  function($rootScope, $timeout, $scope, $state, $stateParams, $ionicModal, $ionicScrollDelegate, gettextCatalog, lodash, popupService, ongoingProcess, externalLinkService, latestReleaseService, profileService, walletService, configService, $log, platformInfo, storageService, txpModalService, $window, bitpayCardService, startupService, addressbookService) {
     var wallet;
     var listeners = [];
     var notifications = [];
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabHomeController',
     $scope.homeTip = $stateParams.fromOnboarding;
     $scope.isCordova = platformInfo.isCordova;
     $scope.isAndroid = platformInfo.isAndroid;
+    $scope.isNW = platformInfo.isNW;
 
     $scope.$on("$ionicView.afterEnter", function() {
       startupService.ready();
@@ -23,6 +24,21 @@ angular.module('copayApp.controllers').controller('tabHomeController',
       });
     }
 
+    if ($scope.isNW) {
+      latestReleaseService.checkLatestRelease(function(err, newRelease) {
+        if (err) {
+          $log.warn(err);
+          return;
+        }
+
+        if (newRelease) $scope.newRelease = true;
+      });
+    }
+
+    $scope.openExternalLink = function(url, optIn, title, message, okText, cancelText) {
+      externalLinkService.open(url, optIn, title, message, okText, cancelText);
+    };
+
     $scope.openNotificationModal = function(n) {
       wallet = profileService.getWallet(n.walletId);
 
diff --git a/src/js/services/latestReleaseService.js b/src/js/services/latestReleaseService.js
index bb9520223..87aace87f 100644
--- a/src/js/services/latestReleaseService.js
+++ b/src/js/services/latestReleaseService.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ angular.module('copayApp.services')
         if (latest.major < current.major || (latest.major == current.major && latest.minor <= current.minor))
           return cb(null, false);
 
-        $log.debug('A new version of Copay is available: ' + latestVersion);
+        $log.debug('A new version is available: ' + latestVersion);
         return cb(null, true);
       });
 
diff --git a/src/sass/views/tab-home.scss b/src/sass/views/tab-home.scss
index 3053f6eb6..2d5368a8d 100644
--- a/src/sass/views/tab-home.scss
+++ b/src/sass/views/tab-home.scss
@@ -103,4 +103,19 @@
       }
     }
   }
+  .release {
+  cursor: pointer;
+  cursor: hand;
+  background-color: #E9E9EC;
+  padding-top: 30px;
+  padding-bottom: 20px;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: #444;
+  i {
+    margin-top: 1px;
+    font-size: 20px;
+    margin-left: 10px;
+    position: absolute;
+  }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/www/views/tab-home.html b/www/views/tab-home.html
index c0e008a50..865afc0bc 100644
--- a/www/views/tab-home.html
+++ b/www/views/tab-home.html
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
      spinner="ios-small"
      on-refresh="onRefresh()">
    </ion-refresher>
+    <div class="release" ng-show="newRelease" ng-click="openExternalLink('https://github.com/bitpay/copay/releases/latest', true, 'Update Available', 'An update to this app is available. For your security, please update to the latest version.', 'View Update', 'Go Back')">
+      <span translate>An update to this app is available</span><span><i class="icon bp-arrow-right"></i></span>
+    </div>
     <div class="list card homeTip" ng-if="homeTip">
       <div class="item item-icon-right item-heading">
         <a ng-click="hideHomeTip()"><i class="icon ion-ios-close-empty close-home-tip"></i></a>